Management Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy fined $25K for criticizing officiating

[mjhfb]

Time for Monty Burns-Jacobs to step in and take the people responsible behind the woodshed.

 

[chizzler]

Hop

Money well spent.

Hopefully, the owners pick up the tab.

 

[Flannelman]

It’s only money and honestly I thought his comments were timid. And I find it so ironic on all these public forums the Isles fans saying Cassidy is manipulating the refs w this? Do you not see what Trotz did and on Beegys first face off being thrown out? Jeebus

 

[VanIsle]

Almost kill someone $5000, speak the truth $25000.

Is this Bizzaro World or what????

 

[Grimey]

What a brutal look for the league to fine coaches for telling the truth.

 

[BAD BOY]

Trotz, is playing the “who me” game now. You worked them. You can’t admit it. Just move on and say next question. I’m so sick of his shit. I’m sick of questionable calls going one way . I’m sick of bull shit calls in OT. Here’s my thing Coach Trotz did you call Bergeron a cheater. It’s a simple Yes or No.

 

[Mione134]

Almost kill someone $5000, speak the truth $25000.

Is this Bizzaro World or what????

Yep. It's just got even worse over the years

 

[The National]

Trotz, is playing the “who me” game now. You worked them. You can’t admit it. Just move on and say next question. I’m so sick of his shit. I’m sick of questionable calls going one way . I’m sick of bull shit calls in OT. Here’s my thing Coach Trotz did you call Bergeron a cheater. It’s a simple Yes or No.

He’s playing Game 5 Berube.

 

[Geordie Bruin]

"Civil" means "don't you dare disagree with how the game was reffed"

Didn’t think he was over the top or disrespectful but gets $25k fine for pointing out the glaring inconsistencies in the calls being made. NHL got those priories right.

At no point did he disagree with the calls on us just highlighted the shocking lack of consistency. Guess he should have just said veteran Isles players cheat by running interference plays and the officials need to take look at it and be better.

 

[IntentionallyWide]

I wish he took it a step further and said that the poor officiating impacted the outcome of the game. Really get his money's worth out of it. Is there a GoFundMe?

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

I love hockey....I just wish the NHL management was of a caliber to run this game the way it deserves

Bettman has been a genius at increasing owner revenue and a clown managing the product

the Cassidy fine is one more example of his priorities.....don't tell me my garbage smells and don't you dare hold your nose while you say it

Amen.

 

[Yeti34]

Too little to late.

 

[KnightofBoston]

Almost kill someone $5000, speak the truth $25000.

Is this Bizzaro World or what????

not bizarro world, just how we’ve been operating in western society for ohhhhh idk about 300 years now.

it’s always about appearances

 

[Number8]

Monopoly system with the ability to gag/censor criticism -- regardless of how it is delivered or whether it is holds merit or not.

Ve vill not tolerate ze lip. You vill keep it shtuuck or you vill get a trip to ze Russian Front.

It was funny when Major Hochkstetter and General Burkhalter did it. Now it's just f***ing creepy.

 

[Number8]

That is so over the top is has to qualify as harassment. I don't know if those referees wanted their testicles cupped and fondled or not. No Neck Barry just waded right in and physically molested them with those comments.

I am so happy that wasn't accompanied by a video. Grotesque.

 

[LouJersey]

I always wondered why coaches don't complain when the other team was on the receiving end of more penalties in a game?

 

[LouJersey]

not bizarro world, just how we’ve been operating in western society for ohhhhh idk about 300 years now.

it’s always about appearances

Yeah when you skate the fine line with a league and their integrity they seem to lay down the hammer.

 

[bruinshoper]

What an opportunity for players to show their coach they have his back though… Everyone shows up to practise with some cold hard cash, and they hand the bag to coach. Who cares how much is in it…

 

[TCB]

Trotz right now is moving the crystal ball in what ever direction he wants to, he's not only controlling the officials with his Bergy comments he's controlling Cassidy by responding out on it. Too me he's doing a magnificent job of spinning a web around the Bruins and the officials.

 

[nORRis8]

The penalty on Kuraly was a complete mystery.
Sean attempted to interefere with the Isles player, failed....naaaaah, its a penalty.

Berube critisized the officials after game 3 of the finals in 2019 plus this year as well that calls were one-sided....no fine either time.

 

[JAD]

It's so weird that during the regular season we see that most games are well officiated by quite a few refs who are not big names. The memorably bad games tend to be done by the usual suspects. The NHL says it chooses the absolute best refs, based on performance, to do the playoffs, and then promotes them round by round based on performance as well. What the hell is the criteria they are using to judge ref performance?

What the hell is the criteria they are using to judge ref performance?
Whether or not the ref is doing all they can to promote the league's adgenda.

I use to love playoff hockey with high hopes year after year, now I just kinda casually watch knowing the refs already been given their directive.
NHL officiating has taken away my innocent appreciation of expecting an honest outcome. I love the sport, I love the game itself and always will, but NHL officiating is so very very bad it sucks! Not only do teams have to overcome an opponent to win they have to also overcome an incompetent or completely agenda driven refs. The integrity of the league is to be questioned.

 

[cat400]

The NHL is the only pro league that has two sets of rules:

1. one for the regular season
2. one for the playoffs.

Patrice Bergeron was able to adapt to the new face off violation rules instituted in 2017 to where he won over 60% of his draws during the regular season: a season where there appeared to be fewer faceoff violations per game.

Now suddenly in the 2nd round of the playoffs, the Bruins centres appeared to be the main violators of what appears to be a new interpretation of the rule.

 

[Pia8988]

The bergeron thing happens every year. I remember i think babcock did it and bergeron started getting thrown out at a higher rate

 

[Over the volcano]

Aside from missing the number in the first post - Mick nails it big picture in this little Twitter thread

 

[BMC]

Trotz is as full of shit as a Canadian goose.